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This Is What a Feminist Looks Like
Several years ago, I was playing Apples to Apples. The adjective to match was “scary,” and the “judge,” a young woman majoring in mathematics, chose “feminists.” I said, “I’m a feminist, what’s scary...
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Judgement Day
I was recently invited to write for a blog carnival on parenting taboos with the theme “I miss my life,” all about the stuff that you lose when you become a parent. I didn’t end up doing it, because...
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Pete and Sally (or, One of Each)
One of each I recently had a conversation with a friend about how I knew, from the second Petra was born, that our family was complete. She said she felt the same way, but, she noted, “We have one of...
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Personhood v. Personification
After I nattered on Facebook in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling that Hobby Lobby has a right to free exercise of a religion (and can, therefore, deny coverage for certain kinds of birth...
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Sex Ed for Preschoolers
The other day at rehearsal, Silas was running around on the stage while I was talking to an actor. As Silas ran past, the actor, a 16-year-old boy (and, I should say before I get too into this story,...
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Pete and Sally (or, One of Each)
One of each I recently had a conversation with a friend about how I knew, from the second Petra was born, that our family was complete. She said she felt the same way, but, she noted, “We have one of...
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